March 08, 2018

March 8, 2018

Vol. 18, No. 41

In This Issue BELLY DANCER

Belly Dancer, in real life is located in front of On Cue at 33rd and Kelly but is hidden somewhere in our paper this week. Email contest@ edmondpaper.com with the correct location to be entered in the weekly drawing. For more information see page 4.

Cutting edge surgery has athletes back in the game See Page 17

FRIDAY, MARCH 9 Mostly sunny/Wind High 70° Low 52°

SATURDAY, MARCH 10 AM Clouds/PM Sun High 64° Low 39°

SUNDAY, MARCH 11 Mostly sunny High 59° Low 35°

PHOTOS BY MELINDA INFANTE

It’s official: Double Wolf Dare Week at Edmond Santa Fe High School raised $204,206. Most of that will be used in an effort that allows ill children to attend specialized summer camps.

By Steve Gust Edmond Santa Fe High School students were more than glad to open up their pocketbooks and hearts.

The result was $204,206 raised during Double Wolf Dare Week (DWDW) to help ill children attend unique camps through the Cavett Kids Foundation.

For many years the Cavett Kids Foundation provides five camps, serving nearly 360 children with various life-threatening and chronic diseases.

The president of the Cavett board, Kandi Link, said some 300 children ages 8 to 19 benefit from the camps, which are staffed by many volunteers. Many of them

are medical professionals. For the young campers it’s a time to get away and be with others, also facing severe medical situations.

During the assembly, announced Monday at Santa Fe High School’s gym, it was noted many campers for the first time felt acceptance and were comforted by knowing their struggles were not unique.

Link was appreciative of the effort by the Santa Fe students during its annual philanthropic benefit.

“It’s just amazing,” she said.

“This is so from the heart.”

She added much of the funds would be used to finance the costs associated with attending a

week of camp.

“It costs about $800 to send a child to camp,” she said.

Heading up the effort was DWDW chairman Matthew Brigida of the Santa Fe Student Council.

The junior was extremely grateful for the privilege of heading up the benefit.

“This has been a life changing event,” he said.

Brigida said he had worked for months coordinating the various committees all responsible for making the benefit a success.

Also honored to help was fellow Student Council leader Lina Xu. “This has been a great expericontinued on Page 3

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The senior was looking forward to attending the University of Oklahoma and help fund raise for children’s charities there.

Principal Jason Hayes, was grateful for the students’ work following the event.

“Usually we’re between $150,000 and $200,000,” he said. “So topping $200,000 without matching funds was good for us.”

He praised his students for the “team work” they did during the week. He explained also the assembly should have been held last Friday.

It was delayed by an ice storm nearly two weeks ago. The students couldn’t start the annual benefit on Monday of last week because Santa Fe was hosting state playoff basketball in their gym.

Also present was the Cavett Kids founder Danny Cavett.

He believed the Santa Fe students learned a valuable lesson from the giving experience.

“This (the benefit) helps give you a purpose in life,” he said. “You learn that life isn’t always about yourself.”

The final assembly featured some final “dares” as five young men volunteered to have their eyebrows removed with wax. Each student reacted sharply to having the hair quickly lifted away. That raised $2,000. For $100 another young lady was drenched in pancake syrup.

The group saw a film where campers commented on what the Cavett Kids Foundation meant to them.

They noted it gave them a chance to be around others who understood and loved them, no matter what.

Of the funds raised, 5 percent goes to what the Edmond high

DWDW chairman Matthew Brigida

schools call the Common Thread.

This year’s recipient is the Down Syndrome Association of Central Oklahoma.

Its executive director Sarah Soell called it “an honor” and “exciting” to have been selected as the Common Thread recipient.

The DWDW benefit is the second leg of community giving among the three Edmond District high schools.

Two weeks ago, Edmond North held its benefit called BALTO, or Bring a Light to Others. With matching funds, they raised almost $650,000 to benefit three groups that help primarily foster children.

Next week Edmond Memorial will host its annual Swine Week.

Brigida was glad all three schools held benefits.

“Some people may see it as a competition, but it’s great that we all have projects that help people.”

MELINDA INFANTE

Lina Xu left, gets ready to pass around a cash bucket at Edmond Santa Fe’s Double Wolf Dare Week.

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From the Publisher

Boggs serves as Scout FOS chair Folks may recognize Edmond banker James Boggs from his appearances on television. From time to time, he is the First Fidelity Bank staff member that counts out the Ray Hibbard $400 cash to be given to a deserving individual as part of the KFOR Newschannel 4 Pay it 4Ward campaign.

Each week the station picks a nominated person to receive a token of recognition and appreciation. First Fidelity Bank is the sponsor for the program.

“Oh, they just rotate it around,” was Boggs answer to my assumption that he is the one I see on the program most often. After spending time with him for the interview, it was clear that he is quick to pass recognition and credit to someone else. What is also clear is that he loves his community and is happy to be working only two miles from his Edmond home.

Boggs is President of the Edmond market for First Fidelity Bank. If you read my column last week on the benefits of Scouting, you should know that Boggs serves as our chairman for the Community Friends of Scouting which is also known as the FOS Campaign. Having held that position a few times in the past, I can tell you it is a difficult job. Boggs has the right energy and flow to do the job.

A few folks emailed our office to ask how they could contribute to the local Scouting program after reading my column. Here is your chance my friends. Just contact Chairman Boggs at the First Fidelity branch located on Covell here in Edmond. He was happy to take my contribution so I’m sure he will be glad to take yours as well.

Boggs started his life of service in Okeene, Okla., where he was born and raised. Okeene is in Blaine County on Highway 51 just west of Hennessey, Oklahoma. By the way, Okeene gets its name from combining the last letters of Cherokee and Cheyenne. The 2010 census puts the population of Okeene at 1,204 so I think it is safe to say everyone knows everyone in Okeene. I must think that everyone knowing your parents kept Boggs in line as a youngster. He still returns home often to help his folks.

Even though Boggs grew up a Sooner fan, he ended up graduating

James Boggs from Oklahoma State University.

One look around his office will tell you he is a loyal Cowboy through and through. I am also but don’t have the cool OSU stuff he has managed to acquire at charity auctions over the years including a signed football helmet. Boggs was a member of Phi Gamma Delta (Fiji) fraternity and met a girl, Dayna, that would become his wife while at OSU. To earn money for college, Boggs would travel with a crew on wheat harvest while growing up.

While at OSU, Boggs was encouraged to stay in Oklahoma for his career by then OSU President James Halligan. “I was at a dinner for top ten seniors and President Halligan challenged me to stay in Oklahoma. I had a lot of respect for him and took his advice,” he said. Boggs spent 21 years at MidFirst Bank learning as much about banking as he could. He called it a great career and said he still has lots of friends at MidFirst.

Boggs started at First Fidelity Bank in his current position last April. As much as he enjoyed and valued his previous experience in banking, he appreciates the opportunity to work in the community where he has lived for 22 years but also to work for First

Fidelity. “I really do appreciate the ownership group, reputation of the bank and the opportunity they have given me,” he said. “I like that we can have community bank connections but provide our customers with large bank solutions,” Boggs added.

Boggs and his wife have two daughters that have grown up in Edmond. One is now at OSU as a walk on for tennis and the other is at Central Middle School and will attend Edmond Memorial for high school.

They attend Life Church. Boggs is a golfer and he serves, on the Edmond Chamber Board of Advisors, member of Edmond Rotary Club, on the board of directors for the OSU Alumni Association, Chair-elect of the board of advisors for the Harold Hamm Diabetes Center and for ten years helped organize the Bill Teegins Memorial Golf Tournament.

He has most enjoyed being a member of Leadership Edmond Class 33. I was a member of Leadership Edmond Class 12 so that really makes me feel old. Boggs is 43 and it is safe to say I am somewhat north of that in age. “I have really enjoyed getting to see all the details of how Edmond works and what goes on to make this town a great place to live,”

he said. “The experience has taken me from a bedroom community guy to really understanding more about Edmond,” Boggs added.

I had to ask how a guy raised in Okeene, went to college in Stillwater and was working in Oklahoma City settled on Edmond to raise his family.

“That is a neat story,” he said. He made the decision early in his life and before he was married so it is a good thing his wife liked the idea as well. When Boggs was rush chairman for Fiji, they decided to rent an apartment in Edmond to work at recruiting potential members from the area.

“I loved living here in Edmond and promised myself that it is where I would return to raise a family,” he said.

It is exciting for an old guy like me to see such energy and commitment to our community from someone like Boggs. He is only 43 years old, but Edmond will benefit from his dedication to service for decades to come.

It may seem like yesterday but 18 years ago, I was 42 years old and starting this locally owned and operated newspaper in Edmond. Going from the young guy ready to take on leadership roles at the drop of a hat to being hopeful that new blood will take on Edmond as where they serve has happened in a flash.

To be honest, I have often wondered if younger folks will step in and take on leadership roles here in Edmond. It can be a delicate dance. We certainly don’t want to push out older Edmond leaders who enjoy what they do for the community but at the same time we need to make a place for younger folks that want to serve as we did in Edmond many years ago.

Meeting someone like Boggs gives me great hope. He doesn’t over think it. He and his family just go out and do what you need to do to make a community a great place to live, give and serve. It is impressive.

The excitement and energy I got from Boggs when meeting him at Rotary was infectious and that is why I wanted to interview him for my column. I wanted to share his positive, energetic and hopeful story. Are there more folks in our community like Boggs? I hope so because we will be doing a better job of seeking them out and telling their stories. If you know someone that fits the description, please e-mail me at ray@edmondpaper.com to let me know about it. I would love to meet them and share their story with you.

(Ray Hibbard may be reached by e-mail at ray@edmondpaper.com)

Check out what’s inside! n Weekend calendar of events ........................................................Page 6. n Columnist looks at recent issues ..................................................Page 8. n Dave Farris recalls the 1930s ......................................................Page 9. n Major honor for UCO’s Mike Kirk ..............................................Page 13. n George Gust weighs in on Oscars ..............................................Page 15. n Crossword ..................................................................................Page 15. n Business ....................................................................................Page 21. n New chaplain for high school ....................................................Page 23. n Worship directory ......................................................................Page 23.

Find the ‘Belly Dancer’ bear’ We are continuing the bear art for our regular weekly contest.

Belly Dancer, in real life is located in front of On Cue at 33rd and Kelly but is hidden somewhere in our paper this week. Email contest@edmondpaper.com with the correct location to be entered in the weekly drawing.

Belly Dancer is by artist Joshua Tobey.

“We love that Edmond encourages business owners to purchase art. Beyond the aesthetic appeal of the artwork, our bear is friendly and greets our customers with a wave and a smile. Our bear has personality and has been known to dress up from time to time (we think he may be a Thunder fan). We encourage customers to take selfies with our bear and tag @oncueexpress and use the hashtag #MyOnCue.”- Laura Griffith Aufleger, VP Corporate Communications for OnCue

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The street party, known as ‘Heard on Hurd,’ features live music, food and fun.

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‘Heard on Hurd’ returns on March 17 Citizens Bank of Edmond is once again preparing to shut down the streets of Broadway and 1st in Downtown Edmond to host the popular local street festival, Heard on Hurd. The season opening event will be on Saturday, March 17th from 6-10 p.m. with a “Go Green” theme in honor of St. Patrick’s Day. Heard on Hurd will be on March 17th and April 21st from 6 p.m. to 10 p.m. with additional dates announced on a monthly basis!

Heard on Hurd has historically been a monthly event held on the third Saturday of the month March-October. Due to improvements in Downtown Edmond, street construction on Broadway, Hurd and Main may impact this year’s schedule.

Citizens Bank of Edmond will be announcing the Heard on Hurd events on a month by month basis.

“We hope to stay as close to our original monthly schedule as possible,” says Courtney Garrison, Community Engagement Manager at Citizens Bank of Edmond. “We are ready to celebrate all things local and host our favorite neighborhood block party. We are working with the City of Edmond to ensure a safe experience for our vendors and attendees.”

Citizens Bank of Edmond is also introducing a new aspect of the festival called The Trading Post on Hurd. This addition will be located on Hurd Street and focus primarily on Pop-Up shops with artisan products, clothing, gifts, vintage, home décor and more. Heard on Hurd will welcome back dozens of food trucks, you will surely see your favorite food vendor. Local musicians will also take the Heard on Hurd stage as they have done in years past - subur-

bia never sounded so good!

Last year, the Edmond festival hosted more than 158,000 total people throughout the season, averaging 25,000 attendees per event. The event also enabled $5.1 in local economic impact. The goal of Heard on Hurd is to create a unique atmosphere large enough to bring in diverse audiences and vendors, but small enough to see a neighbor or friend.

Heard on Hurd highlights the importance to shop, eat and dine local. At the heart of Heard on Hurd is Citizens Bank of Edmond, which is proud to provide the means for so many local thriving businesses.

Citizens Bank of Edmond invites you to become a Heard on Hurd vendor! Applications are now open on www.citizensedmond.com To find out more about the event, like us on Facebook, and follow us on Twitter and Instagram.

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By Bradford Village

‘Once Upon a Time Machine’ to be presented this Saturday

Bradford Village will present “Once Upon a Time Machine,” this Saturday at 2 p.m. at the Judd Theatre at Oklahoma Christian University.

Tickets are $5.

Those interested may call the Bradford Village Box office at 341-0810, ext. 2284.

Organizers also ask that audience members arrive at least 15 minutes prior to the show time.

The show follows the adventures of “Whenterprise,” led by Capt. Dirk.

The mission is to witness history and boldly go when no one from our time has gone before.

On a visit to the Victorian era, H.G. “Herby” Wells --- future author

of The Time Machine --- stows away on the ship. During his curious exploration, he breaks the time regulator, causing the ship to randomly jump through time. The crew then meets characters from the Wild West, ancient Egypt, the space age and others. The crew also races against time to fix the ship and send Wells back to his own century.

Stars of the show include Willa Love as Capt. Dirk, Jimmie Sue Marsh as Wrench, Jenny Laird as Webster, Denise Jones as Caroline, Lou Meszaros as Doc, Dale King as Andy and Robert Drummond as H.G. Wells. The production also features music, song and dance.

March 9 ---- In The Gallery ---- Junie B. Jones, The Musical ---- State High School Basketball Championships ---- Beer and Bierstadt ---- Miranda Lambert with special guests Jon Pardi and Sunny Sweeney ---- Oklahoma City Blue vs. Texas Legends ---- Southwest Reined Cow Horse Association Show ---- OKC Auto Show ---- Oklahoma Youth Expo ---- Miss Brown To You

provides insight to the man who created a masterpiece. Conclude the evening with a meal of beer-braised brisket, cabbage and kielbasa, salad, German chocolate cake, and, of course, German beer! Cash bar.

March 10 ---- In The Gallery ---- Junie B. Jones, The Musical ---- State High School Basketball Championships ---- Southwest Reined Cow Horse Association Show ---- OKC Auto Show ---- Oklahoma Youth Expo ---- Bradford Village show, “Once Upon a Time Machine.”

---- Oklahoma City Blue vs. Iowa Energy ---- Oklahoma City Thunder vs San Antonio Spurs ---- Spring Sampler Tour ---- 2018 Big Event @UCO ---- Aaron Watson ---- Allen Biffle Band

Oklahoma City Blue vs.

Texas Legends Location: Cox Convention Center Time: 7pm

March 11 ---- In The Gallery ---- Junie B. Jones, The Musical ---- Southwest Reined Cow Horse Association Show ---- OKC Auto Show ---- Oklahoma Youth Expo ---- UCO Symphonic Band ---- Spring Sampler Tour ---- “Legends” Tribute to Barbra Streisand ---- UCO Symphonic Band

Miranda Lambert with special guests Jon Pardi and Sunny Sweeney Location: Chesapeake Energy Arena Extra Info: Nashville, Tenn.- Vanner Records/RCA Records Nashville GRAMMY Award-winner Miranda Lambert announces her new Livin’ Like Hippies Tour

Southwest Reined Cow Horse Association Show Location: Lazy E Arena OKC Auto Show Location: Bennett Event Center & Centennial Building, Oklahoma State Fair Park Times: 9th, 10am – 6pm, 10th, 7am – 9pm, 11th, 10am – 6pm Oklahoma Youth Expo Location: Barns, Sales Facility, Jim Norick Arena, Performance Arena & Super Barn Oklahoma State Fair Park Extra Info: 8am – 10pm Bradford Village Presents “Once Upon a Time Machine’ Judd Theater, Oklahoma Christian University Extra Info: (405) 341-0810 Show at 2 p.m.

Oklahoma City Blue vs. Iowa Energy Location: Cox Convention Center Time: 7pm

More information on Events In the Gallery Location: Edmond Fine Arts Institute Extra Info: Featuring works by David Padget Miss Brown To You Location: UCO – Jazz Lab Extra Info: Doors Open 7pm – Show 8pm $10 general admission A folk ballad from the misty hills of Kentucky. A sophisticated jazz standard, heard through New York doorway. Steamy blues from New Orleans, circa 1920. A swinging two step at the dance hall, where Bob Wills is on the stand. A samba igniting the hills of Rio de Janerio. Colorful songs.

Junie B. Jones, The Musical Location: Lyric Theatre Extra Info: First Grade has never been more exciting! Fresh off of the adventure of James and the Giant Peach, Lyric Theatre brings you our next spectacular family production featuring the outspoken, curious and lovable Junie B. This delightful adaptation of Barbara Park's best-selling books brings to life a tremendously lovable individual in a genuinely comical musical. With lively characters, fun story and upbeat music, first grade has never been more exciting. Great family fun!

State High School Basketball Championships Location: Jim Norick Arena, Oklahoma State Fair Park Times: 9th, 9am – 11pm, 10th, 10:30am – 11pm Beer and Bierstadt Location: National Cowboy & Western Heritage Museum Extra Info: 5:30pm – 8pm, $25, $20 for Museum members Celebrate the return of Albert Bierstadt’s preeminent Emigrants Crossing the Plains. On loan to a traveling exhibition for more than a year, Emigrants reflects the American West’s grandiose size and spectacle. Spend the evening getting to know Bierstadt better while paying homage to his German roots. Alison Fields, Mary Lou Milner Carver Professor of Art of the American West, Associate Professor of Art History, University of Oklahoma,

Oklahoma City Thunder vs San Antonio Spurs Location: Chesapeake Energy Arena Time 7:30pm Aaron Watson Location: Riverwind Theatre Extra Info: Doors open 7pm; Show begins at 8pm Platinum: $40, VIP/MEZZ: $35, Premium: $30 Allen Biffle Band Location: Riverwind Lounge Extra Info: Free live music 2018 Big Event @ UCO Location: University of Central OK Extra Info: Check in – 8:30am to 9am; Kick Off – 9 to 9:30am; Service – 10am to 2pm Admission is free The Big Event is a student-led service opportunity held every spring by the Big Event student organization at University of Central Oklahoma. The mission of Big Event is simply: “One Big Day. One Big Thanks. One Big Event.”

UCO students head out into the community to say thank you to residents through service. Students can clean up trash, do yard work, paint, garden and various other light labor activities inside and outside. Big Event averages between 600-800 students and 100 service sites each spring. This means they need your help! Please consider being a worksite, volunteer, or team leader this year.

Spring Sampler Tour Location: National Cowboy & Western Heritage Museum Extra Info: 1:00 – 1:45pm Meets at Canyon Princess (cougar sculpture in West Hallway) Museum docents offer 45-minute tours of the spring exhibitions. Discover works by Jerome Tiger, recognized as one of the greatest Native American artists, and Theodore Waddell, whose landscapes encourage us to see and interpret things differently.

Round out the tour with a peek at the Museum’s more unique collections unearthed from the vault. Be sure to leave plenty of time to check out The Museum Store! Saturdays and Sundays from March 3 – March 31. Free to Museum members

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Dr. Seuss Remembered

MELINDA INFANTE

Edmond Schools Superintendent Bret Towne serves green eggs and ham to first grader Jubilee Anaiya Ayitey before gathering to read a Seuss story. It was all part of National Read Across America day last Friday at Clegern Elementary.

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We will then send or fax you an engagement or wedding form.The cost is $35, which includes a photograph.

MELINDA INFANTE Ladd Peck and Lucy Newton look on as Superintendent Bret Towne reads the Seuss classic ‘Green Eggs and Ham.’

Payment is due upon submission by noon Thursday.

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Commentary ... We’re on YOUR Side

Why the left opposes arming some teachers

Issues of the day I confess. I didn’t watch the Oscars over the weekend.

I’m not sure what year it was the last time I did watch the Academy Awards.

Maybe when Reagan was president?

Yet I did catch Steve Gust read a few written accounts.

Alleged comic Jimmy Kimmel hosted the gala. I understand he took a few swipes at the president and vice president.

What is the problem with Mike Pence anyway?

Is it really that wrong to have strong morals and be such a staunch family guy? I guess in Hollywood it is. I don’t understand Kimmel. I don’t think I want to either.

---The Academy Awards does make me wonder how many armed guards were on hand to protect the celebrities. The people who would love to seize the average person’s firearms probably had plenty of protection.

Joe Q. Citizen doesn’t need a gun, but by golly our stars deserve it.

---There was an interesting letter to

the editor about arming teachers in schools.

The writer made good points about the stress of an active shooter situation and trying to confront a well armed shooter with only a handgun.

It should be noted that the program would be voluntary and only after someone had been well trained.

It might not be a bad idea just to put signs around the school noting some personnel were armed even if that wasn’t true. That alone might scare off a would be shooter. Trump’s right. School shooters, who hurt innocent people, are cowards.

---Last week I wrote a column discussing the rancor in our society.

Specifically there was a young liberal woman who took major swipes at Rev. Billy Graham following his death last month.

I’ve received a letter about that, which I may publish next week.

The letter writer wanted to know why I didn’t mention what she said about Rev. Graham.

I thought about reprinting what she wrote but it was way too vile for our newspaper. She also doesn’t deserve the recognition.

(Steve Gust may be reached at news@edmondpaper.com)

By Dennis Prager Why does the left oppose allowing a small number of highly trained teachers and other adults who work at schools to arm themselves?

When asked, its response is consistent: “It’s a crazy idea.” And, “We need fewer guns, not more guns.”

A New York Times editorial offered the following argument against having any armed teachers:

Nationwide statistics on police shooting accuracy are not to be found. But if New York is typical, analyses show that its officers hit their targets only one-third of the time. And during gunfights, when the adrenaline is really pumping, that accuracy

can drop to as low as 13 percent.

But if that is an argument against armed teachers, why isn’t it an argument against armed police?

And that argument was Aristotelian compared to this one from a Los Angeles Times editorial: “If a pistol-strapping chemistry teacher had grabbed her .45 and unloaded on today’s gunman after he killed, what, one student?

Three? Five? That would be good news?”

Of course, no murder is “good news.” But to most of us, one or three or five as compared with 17 murdered is good news. Only those who think it isn’t good news think permitting some teachers and other school staff to be armed

Agencies must work together to protect schools The story of how online death threats made by a former Oklahoma high school student were investigated by the FBI and then, essentially, left hanging, with no legal action taken is highly troubling, particularly considering the Parkland, Florida, school shooting and the FBI's tepid response there.

In Florida, the agency acknowledged it failed to follow up on a tip in January about Nikolas Cruz, who is charged in the Valentine's Day assault that left 14 students and three adults dead.

The FBI investigated the Oklahoma case, but agency actions and bureaucratic procedures made it nearly impossible for prosecutors to pursue charges.

As The Oklahoman's Nolan Clay reported last week, a teenager had threatened multiple times online to kill “Zionists” for crimes against Islam. The first threat came in October 2016, and the last was in March 2017 from a computer at Edmond Santa Fe High

School.

The FBI said none of the threats it investigated involved the potential for violence at school. The bureau said the suspect, 16 at the time of the first threats, had “social disorders” and that no threat to national security existed. After the threat sent from the school computer, in March 2017, the bureau was asked by the U.S. Attorney's office to refer the case to the Oklahoma County District Attorney.

That happened in August 2017, and county prosecutors were willing to file a misdemeanor case — but couldn't get access to the FBI's records because some had been deemed “classified.”

“In order for the District Attorney's Office to obtain these documents, the Oklahoma City FBI was required to request declassification and use authority from FBI Headquarters,” the local bureau explains.

“This process can be lengthy.”

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That's putting it mildly. Clay only learned of the investigation in January of this year, when the sealed search warrant for school records was made public. The FBI didn't notify Edmond Public Schools about its probe until June, a month after the student had graduated.

The FBI says that, “At no time, however, was there an indication of an active threat to a school or danger to the public or the citizens of Oklahoma.” We'll take the bureau at its word. Yet the fact FBI protocol was such a burden to county prosecutors is maddening.

The perpetrator may not have wound up in juvenile detention if convicted in a misdemeanor case, but pursuing the case surely would have led to closer monitoring and extensive counseling. Instead, the teenager is long gone, having moved out of the country to live with family.

District Attorney David Prater, clearly frustrated by how this case played out, says that even today, “we still don't have the FBI's investigation.”

Prater's hope is that the FBI brass will one day stop requiring agents “to follow outdated and unnecessary policies that require D.C. approval for routine law enforcement practices that municipal and state officers do on a daily basis.”

He's right. Now more than ever, federal, state and local law enforcement agencies need policies that foster communication and collaboration, not the opposite.

From NewsOK.com/The Oklahoman

is a bad idea.

Beyond such arguments, the left rarely, if ever, explains why allowing some teachers and other adults in a school to be armed is a crazy idea. It merely asserts it as a self-evident truth.

But, of course, it’s not a self-evident truth. On the contrary, having some adults who work at schools be trained in the responsible use of guns makes so much sense that the left’s blanket opposition seems puzzling.

It shouldn’t be. On the question of taking up arms against evil, the left is very consistent.

The left almost always opposes fighting evil and almost always works to disarm the good who want to fight.

This is as true on the national level as it is on the personal.

Those old enough to remember the Cold War will remember that the left constantly called for a “nuclear freeze,” including a unilateral freeze by Western countries. Likewise, the European left mounted huge demonstrations against America bringing Pershing II missiles into Western Europe.

No matter how violent the Soviet Union was, the left always opposed a strong Western military.

The left mocked thenPresident Ronald Reagan’s call for an anti-ballistic missile defense system; it couldn’t understand why Americans would think being able to protect America from incoming ballistic missiles was a good and moral idea. The left so effectively derided the idea, mockingly dubbing it “Star Wars,” that few knew its real name: the Strategic Defense Initiative.

So, too, the left universally condemns Israeli attacks on those who seek not merely to defeat Israel but to exterminate it. The left around the world condemned Israel’s military responses to Hamas launching missiles at Israeli civilian targets.

They declared Israel’s counterattacks “disproportionate”—because more Gazans were killed than Israelis.

Never mind which party was the aggressor or which party targeted civilians. Had the left been as active in the 1940s, it surely would have condemned the Allies for their bombing of Germany and Japan; after all, far more German and Japanese civilians were killed in Allied bombing raids than Allied civilians were killed in German bombing raids. Now that was really “disproportionate.”

Fighting evil is the left’s Achilles heel. As I have repeatedly noted, the left fights little evils, or even non-evils, rather

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A brewing storm against 1930s bank robbers

By David Farris Charley Floyd waited out November 1932, in Kansas City, Mo., where he grieved over the loss of his partner-in-crime, George Birdwell, with whom he had robbed banks throughout Oklahoma for more than a year.

On Nov. 23, Birdwell was killed while robbing a bank in Boley, Okla.; it was the only time in his career when he had pulled a job without “Pretty Boy” by his side. Floyd Farris knew that it would have been too risky to attend the man's funeral and pay proper respects, which must have weighed on him.

To add to his grief, Birdwell had robbed the bank in Boley in an attempt to get money for Floyd's exwife, Ruby, who was in the Tulsa hospital after an emergency appendectomy. At the time, there were too many law-dogs “on point” for the Wiley gangster to make an appearance, but everyone knew that he'd be along eventually.

A couple of weeks after the funeral, Floyd felt that it was safe enough for him to visit his old stompin' grounds in Oklahoma. He was ready to get back to work robbing banks, but first needed to find someone to fill the big shoes of his loyal, fallen partner.

The seasoned bandit joined with 23-year-old Adam Richetti, a first generation American whose family emigrated from Italy and found their way to Lehigh, Okla., in Coal County.

The two had met a few years earlier, when Richetti was working in the oil field near Seminole. Their first job together was in late 1932, when they robbed a dance hall in Wewoka.

Floyd spent the first half of 1933 in Oklahoma catching up with friends and family throughout the state. He was constantly on the move, never staying in one place for too long. His travels took him from his hometown of Akins, in Sequoyah County near the Arkansas border, west to Earlsboro in Seminole County to visit his brother, Bradley, his family, and also the family of George Birdwell.

The Floyd brothers kept close ties with the Birdwells and, after George's death, Bradley spent time with his teenage son, Jack. From there, the nomadic gangster would head north to Bixby, near Tulsa, and the home of his former in-laws, to see Ruby, and their son, Dempsey. Then southeast, near Boynton, in Muskogee County, where he often stayed with Jess and Tempie Ring, who were Ruby's aunt and uncle. And finally, he could continue southeast, back to Akins, and start his promenade all over again.

It was always an exciting event for residents when Pretty Boy came to town. Good ol' boy stories about encounters with Floyd were prevalent throughout rural Oklahoma. For a lot of poor, country people, he brought a little excitement into their hard, drab lives, and they loved to swap their personal stores about meeting the gangster. In addition, Floyd was charitable with the money he stole

and shared it with many struggling families and other poor souls who were down on their luck; of course, so did Al Capone. People in their nefarious lines of work realized the value of good public relations, and such human interest stories made great copy for the newspapers.

At least one loud-mouth barfly ended up with a Floyd family encounter he did not expect. Jack Birdwell recalled a day in the spring of 1933, when he and Bradley Floyd stepped into an Earlsboro beer joint and overheard a gent expressing his feelings towards Pretty Boy and the Floyd family in general.

No doubt fortified by liquid courage, he continued to elaborate his opinion for several minutes, including what he would do if he ever crossed paths with the outlaw. Finally, Bradley walked over to the man and ask if he knew “Choc” Floyd, to which he replied he didn't. Next, Bradley asked him if he had ever met any of Floyd's brothers, to which he said he hadn't, and then added that if he did he would also, “make short work of them.”

Young Birdwell described how Bradely calmly finished his beer, set down his glass, “Then he turned and he hit that guy just about as hard as I ever saw a man get hit. He knocked that fella plumb through the air and he crashed into the wall and slid down to the floor.”

While the man was unconscious, Bradley got himself another drink and pulled up a chair next to him. When the stunned tough-guy finally came to, Bradley looked at him and said, “Well partner, now you can say you've met one of Choc Floyd's brothers.”

On a warm Saturday afternoon, June 3, Floyd, Richetti, and at least a couple of other associates were traveling in a stolen car down a back country road in Seminole County, where they stopped to change a flat tire. Three deputies were driving along when they saw the suspiciouslooking, stranded motorists and decided to stop. When one of the deputies asked Floyd to identify himself, he grabbed a Thompson sub-machine gun from under a blanket and pointed the muzzle at his face. “It's none of your damn business! Go to hell!” He advised the lawman.

The startled deputies retreated to Wewoka with the news and a posse was assembled. The men returned to the scene to find Ruby Floyd and Marie Smalley pouring gasoline over the stolen car as they prepared to destroy the evidence. Both women were arrested and charged with harboring criminals and theft.

In a round up of the usual suspects, officers drove out to Bradley Floyd's home and arrested him, along with Troy Keesee and Marie's husband, Blackie Smalley. Keesee was the brother-in-law of the state representative from Seminole County, C. L. Hill, who owned the stolen car.

After being questioned, the suspects were released on bond and the charges were eventually dropped.

Within days of her release from jail, in the face of being an accomplice to criminal activity, Ruby and 8year-old Dempsey Floyd were

Left than great evils.

With regard to fighting communism in the 20th century and today fighting radical Islamic terror and Islamist treatment of women, the Stalinist North Korean regime, the Holocaust-denying and Holocaust-planning theocracy of Iran, the Syrian mass murderers, and the violent crime in America, the left is either silent or appeasing.

And, of course, it works constantly to weaken the American military, the world’s greatest force against evil.

But the left does direct its fighting spirit against Confederate statues, schools with the name of slave owners (including George Washington and Thomas Jefferson), carbon emissions, income inequality, “microaggressions,” “white privilege,” any limitation on abortion, Columbus Day, “Islamopho-

From Page 8 bia,” Israeli settlements, “Russian collusion,” and the like. Against these minimal or nonexistent evils, the left is ferocious.

That is why the left opposes enabling some teachers and other adults in schools to carry arms in order to possibly stop a mass murderer: The left doesn’t fight evil; it fights those who do.

Just as the left hated anti-communists, hates opponents of Islamism, and hates Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (far more than the Iranian ayatollahs), it hates those who wish to see teachers and others voluntarily armed take down the murderers of our children.

(Dennis Prager is a nationally syndicated radio show host and creator of PragerUniversity.com.)

featured in a ridiculous traveling stage show entitled Crime Doesn't Pay. Mother and son would tell audiences in packed theater houses an embellished, tragic tale of how crime had ruined their lives and kept them apart as a family.

It was an ironic contradiction to any facts surrounding their actual lives, but also was an honest way for mother and son to make a living during the Great Depression. The production was quite popular and was presented to sold-out audiences.

Dempsey recalled, “Oftentimes my mother and I would appear on stage between movies at different cities.

We went all over Oklahoma, Kansas, Texas, wherever they could book us a show.”

He added, “I guess people wanted to know what we looked like.”

Pretty Boy didn't seem to mind that his wife and son could make a few bucks off of his reputation, but it

did upset his mother, Mamie Floyd.

Of course, she didn't much care for Ruby since she divorced her son in 1929.

The first half of 1933 was a good time for Pretty Boy and his family; unfortunately, the last half of the year was to be far different. He, and other gangsters who for years thought of robbing banks as nothing more than easy money, had pushed their luck too far. America was about to experience its' greatest crime wave in history.

As a result, the emerging Federal Bureau of Investigation was gaining in power, and soon would have the authority and resources to pursue wanted criminals without regard of local jurisdictions.

There was a perfect storm brewing to combat these professional bank robbers involving local, state and federal authorities; and Pretty Boy Floyd was in its eye.

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Mike Kirk, far right, early in his career as sports information director at UCO.

Longtime ex-SID for Bronchos

National group will induct Kirk into Hall of Fame wrestling national champiCoSIDA, the national oronships from 1987-2007, and ganization for sports informaa softball national title in tion directors, announced 2013. He has served on the Monday its 2018 Hall of NCAA Division II Wrestling Fame class and former UniChampionships Committee, versity of Central Oklahoma including three years as a SID Mike Kirk was one of six chair. who will be inducted this He was inducted into the summer at the national conKirk Oklahoma Chapter of the Navention. tional Wrestling Hall of Fame Kirk spent 29 years as the sports information director at Central in 2012. And he has received nearly State University and the University of 60 CoSIDA publication awards during his time as an SID at Central. Kirk Central Oklahoma. He has spent the also won 27 "Best in the Nation" citapast two years as a part-time media relations assistant following his retire- tions from CoSIDA and has served on several committees through the orment in the summer of 2016. ganization. He also served as the Hired in the fall of 1987, Kirk set Press Information Manager for the standard on a national level for wrestling at the 1996 Olympic the job SIDs were to do. He won Games in Atlanta, Ga. dozens upon dozens upon dozens of Kirk, a native of Perry, Okla., gradawards for that work too. uated from Oklahoma State in 1982 "I just did my job," Kirk said. "I loved what I was doing. I loved being with his bachelor's degree in journalism. He began his sports information at the games and being around the career as a student at OSU. He teams. I was having fun just doing worked in McAlester and Lawton bemy job." fore arriving in Edmond.

Kirk saw the Bronchos win eight

OMRF receives $2.5 million grant to study loss of vision Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation scientist Scott Plafker, Ph.D., has received a four-year grant from the National Institutes of Health to study whether a natural compound can help prevent a common eye disease.

The grant, awarded by the National Eye Institute, will provide Plafker with $2.25 million to investigate whether sulforaphane, which is found naturally in broccoli, cabbage, cauliflower and Brussels sprouts, can protect against age-related macular degeneration.

The compound has previously been shown to protect cells from stress and to have anti-cancer effects.

“The positive effects of sulforaphane are so widespread that it is in about 30 clinical trials at this very moment covering a variety of diseases ranging from schizophrenia to emphysema to autism,” said Plafker, a scientist in OMRF’s Aging and Metabolism Research Program.

“With this grant, we are going to look at its protective effects specifically in age-related macular degeneration.”

Age-related macular degeneration (AMD) is a leading cause of irreversible blindness among the elderly in the U.S. This complex disease is characterized by death of the lightsensing photoreceptors cells in the macula region near the center of the retina. As a consequence, patients progressively lose their central vision.

With the new grant, Plafker and his OMRF research team will seek to determine if sulforaphane can preserve vision by maintaining and protecting the layer of cells in the retina that supports the function of

Scott Plafker light-sensing photoreceptors.

“I am excited about this because this is readily available in vegetables for cheap,” said Plafker. “People can get this with ease without prescriptions or high costs. That’s the best kind of treatment.”

Plafker’s research will be done in collaboration with Michael Boulton, Ph.D., from the University of Alabama at Birmingham School of Medicine and Raju Rajala, Ph.D., from the Dean McGee Eye Institute.

The grant, 1 R01 024944-01A1, is funded through the NEI, a part of the National Institutes of Health.

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Sports

Recognition for OC Eagle track standouts Oklahoma Christian track and field standouts Layne Hammer and McKenzie Stanford were honored on the All-South Central Region list for the indoor season, announced last week by the U.S. Track and Field and Cross Country Coaches Association.

The top five individuals in each event from each of NCAA Division II's eight regions receive All-Region honors from the USTFCCCA, along with members of the top three teams in each relay event.

Hammer, a graduate student from Greeley, Colo., ranked fourth in the 5,000 meters in the South Central Region with a school-record time of 16:59.48, posted on Jan. 27 at the Pittsburg State Invitational in Pittsburg, Kan. That time ranked 18th nationally in the 5,000.

Stanford, a graduate student from Perkins, ranked second in the high jump, recording a top mark of 5 feet, 7¼ inches (1.71 meters) in the Arkansas Qualifier in Fayetteville, Ark., on Feb. 16.

That jump ranked 10th in Division II. Hammer's All-Region honor is the fourth of her OC career. She twice earned All-Region honors in cross country, in 2015 and 2016, and was an AllRegion selection in the indoor 3,000 meters last year.

Stanford picked up her second All-Region honor.

During her freshman outdoor track and field season in 2015, she was the South Central Region's top high jump performer, tying OC's school record with a mark of 5 feet, 8 inches.

-----On the men’s side, Landon Huslig and his teammates on Oklahoma Christian's 4x400-meter relay team earned All-South Central Region honors for

the indoor track and field season, announced last week also by the U.S. Track and Field and Cross Country Coaches Association.

The top five individuals in each event from each of NCAA Division II's eight regions receive All-Region honors from the USTFCCCA, along with members of the top three teams in each relay event.

Huslig, a senior from Edmond, picked up his fifth and sixth career All-Region honors, to go with his two All-America awards. He ranked fourth in the 400 meters in the South Central Region thanks to his school-record time of 47.41 seconds at the Arkansas Qualifier in Fayetteville, Ark., on Feb. 16.

That time, which ranks seventh nationally, automatically qualified him for the Division II Indoor Championships, set for March 9-10 in Pittsburg, Kan. Also at the Arkansas Qualifier, the 4x400 relay team of Ian Colbert, Huslig, Sawyer Pehkonen and Austin Kruzich ran a school-record time of 3:12.20, which ranked them second in the region and sixth nationally. That also was an automatic qualifying time for the Division II meet.

Pehkonen, a senior from Fort Collins, Colo., joined Huslig on the Eagles' indoor 4x400 team last year that earned both All-Region and All-America honors. The All-Region honor is the first for both Colbert, a freshman from Frisco, Texas, and Kruzich, a senior from Allen, Texas.

Huslig previously has earned All-Region honors indoors in the 4x400 relay in 2016 and 2017 and outdoors in the 400-meter hurdles in 2016 and 2017. In addition to the All-America honor in the indoor 4x400 in 2017, he also earned All-America status in the 400-meter hurdles last year.

Landon Huslig, a senior from Edmond, is one of the best track athletes in College Division II competition.

Layne Hammer

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For ticket information to OCU’s Broadway Review, please call 405-208-5227.

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OCU dancers present Broadway Review Oklahoma City University’s internationally renowned American Spirit Dance Company will showcase American musical theater dance with its annual Broadway Review spring show from March 8 to 10.

The show opens with the Starettes dancing to “The Trolley Song,” a precision-line number. This year’s production will reflect the charm of the 1890s with candy pink costumes, straw hats and colorful ribbons. OCU's dance program is nationally renowned for producing Radio City Rockettes, with more than 50 alumni performing with the world famous dance company.

Directed by OCU dance Chairwoman Jo Rowan, audiences can sample a Broadway-like show through fast-paced tap, jazz and theatrical dances — all without traveling to New York — on the stage of OCU’s Kirkpatrick Fine Arts Center.

The show features more than 100 dancers performing all American entertainment styles. Fastpaced tap and exciting jazz numbers will keep the audience on their toes and dancing in their seats. Theatre dances from classic musicals will move show goers to tears and laughter. Each dance is a tribute to the American dance styles of tap, jazz and ballet, to a 1900 Scott Joplin American Rag, Hip Hop “Glorious,” and ballroom “Embraceable You.” “Crunchy Granola” in the style of Bob Fosse pays tribute to the choreographer, and keeps the show moving and grooving. Show goers will also step back in time to the MGM days of Hollywood musicals dripping in class, excitement and romance. The dynamic technique of OCU jive dancers will jump for joy to the fast paced big band sound of the 1940s.

This year’s show features a patriotic suite dedicated to those who have served and sacrificed. The suite encompasses stories from the Revolutionary War with “Mama Look Sharp,” the Civil War with “Letter to Sarah,” World War I, World War II and Vietnam. The suite concludes with a moving rendition of “God Bless America” and the “Preamble to the Constitution.” These patriotic numbers include 50 dancers, representing all 50 states.

“We are now experiencing the freedoms that Americans gave their lives to protect," Rowan said.

"We will be honoring all who have and are serving our country, and those who have paid the ultimate sacrifice."

OCU's Broadway Review show takes the stage at 8 p.m. March 8 and 9 and 2 and 8 p.m. March 10.

For tickets, visit okcu.edu/tickets or call 405-2085227.

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The beautiful state-of-the art Armstrong Auditorium, a $25 million concert hall in Edmond, which opened in 2010.

Expedia Travel honors Edmond & Armstrong Auditorium Edmond has been named one of America’s Most Artistic Towns, according to Expedia due to the town’s profound dedication to the arts and community. Among the thriving facilities mentioned, Armstrong Auditorium was highlighted specifically for its art and one-of-a-kind performances.

Located 13 miles north of Oklahoma City, Edmond is also home to the Conservatory for Classical Art, Upstage Theatre, the HÜE Studio Gallery and the annual Downtown Edmond Arts Festival.

It also proudly displays numerous sculptures around town.

“Armstrong Auditorium is honored to be recognized by Expedia Travel both for our fine art and fine arts performances,” Armstrong Auditorium Concert Manager Ryan Malone said. “Edmond is a beautiful city with a sensational taste for the arts, and we are forever grateful to be part of this community.”

Opened in 2010, Armstrong Auditorium is a $25 million concert hall that accommodates 823 luxurious seats and is designed for the finest acoustic projection and balance. The award-winning venue features the 25-foot bronze sculpture, Swans in Flight, three of America’s largest Swarovski Strass® crystal chandeliers, and over two acres of Appalachian cherry wood paneling.

Its beauty and spectacular sound quality attract breathtaking performances from around the globe.

Armstrong was awarded the Oklahoma Travel Industry Association’s highest honor in 2014, the RedBud Award for Outstanding New Attraction.

“The city of Edmond and Armstrong Auditorium have a passion for the arts,” Armstrong Auditorium House Manager Shane Granger said. “We are thrilled that Armstrong’s mission to champion Oklahoma as a world-class center for the arts is resonating with people around the nation.”

Since 1998, the Armstrong International Cultural Foundation Performing Arts Series has featured performers such as violinist Joshua Bell, Broadway legend Kelli O’Hara, NEA Jazz Master Branford Marsalis, pianist André Watts, the Academy of St. Martin in the Fields and many other musical legends. On March 15 one of the oldest and most illustrious orchestras in the world, the Staatskapelle Weimar, founded in 1491 in Germany will present an all-Brahms program.

About Armstrong Auditorium Armstrong Auditorium’s mission is to champion Oklahoma as a world-class center for the arts by bringing monumental cultural experiences to America's heartland. Performances showcased at Armstrong Auditorium range from classical, jazz and folk music to theater, classical ballet and folk dance.

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MARCH CONCERTS -- The OKC Philharmonic and The Inasmuch Foundation welcomed Joyce Yang on piano last weekend in John and Mary Nichols Piano Series. Her career includes performances with full symphony, chamber music and recordings. Her musical versatility was on full display in the Paganini variations. The OKC Philharmonic has many more events set in March including a joint performance Friday at 8 p.m. with the Canterbury Voices at the Civic Center. For additional information on the upcoming events of the OKC Philharmonic, please visit www.okcphil.org.

CowboyThon nets over $165K for ill children Oklahoma State University students participating in CowboyThon (Miracle Network Dance Marathon) raised more than $165,000 for Children’s Hospital Foundation (CHF), an affiliate of Children’s Miracle Network Hospitals (CMNH). The event began Sat., Feb. 24 at 10 a.m. and ended at 10 p.m. All registered students in attendance stood on their feet dancing and participating in activities for 12 hours to raise money benefiting sick and injured children of Oklahoma.

“These students are taking their own time throughout the year to raise funds and awareness for our foundation,” said Linzy Hall, Children’s Hospital Foundation dance marathon director. “They are making a huge impact on Oklahoma’s sick and injured kids. Due to their efforts and funds raised, we are able to continue to support pediatric research, education and clinical care for patients at Children’s Hospital.”

This was Oklahoma State University’s seventh Dance Marathon event.

Students helped to raise the money throughout the year by hosting hot dog Fridays, benefit nights, two-stepping event, letter writing campaign, student body competitions and peerto-peer fundraising.

During the opening ceremonies, students formed a long tunnel for each Miracle Kid to run through.

Families with children who have received care through programs supported by CHF, attended the event.

Activities for the kids ranged from dancing, playing basketball and jumping on giant inflatables to making craft projects.

“We are grateful for the tremendous passion and energy these OSU students display throughout the year,” stated Chip Keating, Children’s Hospital Foundation board president.

“The growth of CowboyThon within the past 7 years has been incredible to watch. They have become the largest student-sponsored philanthropy on their campus and continue to raise great awareness for our organization.”

Melton Gallery exhibit reminder

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University of Central Oklahoma College of Fine Arts and Design Dean Steven Hansen is one of several featured artists as part of the ‘CONTINUUM’ art exhibition, on display from now through March 29 in the Melton Gallery on UCO's campus.

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George’s reaction to Oscars

By George Gust The 90th Academy Awards are officially in the books. In a year of upheaval and controversy the Oscars, as a symbol for filmmakers and Hollywood had a large bill to fill, and unfortunately this year felt like it didn't quite live up to the moment. This year's awards missed a fantastic opportunity to award films that may have been completely looked over in years past, but instead the academy went for the safe, tried and true choices.

The Good: Best Director: Guillermo Del Toro "The Shape of Water" It feels like the Best Picture award for this film was a make good for not awarding "Pans Labyrinth" which some would say is Del Toro's masterpiece. However, his direction in this film was fantastic and stood out in a strong group of directors.

Best Actor: Gary Oldman "Darkest Hour" Oldman's performance as the larger than life historical figure is the epitome of Oscar fodder, and his spectacular portrayal was the best performance I saw all year. Some may say that this award was the safe bet, but I'd say this was the right choice, awarding an actor who was phenomenal in this film and in pretty much in most of his roles throughout the years.

The Bad: Best Supporting Actor: Winner- Sam Rockwell “Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri” Who Should’ve Won- Willem Defoe “The Florida Project” While Rockwell’s performance was an affecting and fantastic performance, it was a hindered by and a symptom of the film’s uneven tone, and upon further inspection some of the unrealistic actions of the character will not age well. On the other hand, Defoe’s performance was a quiet and stirring portrayal that was beautifully subtle and heartbreaking. Rockwell’s performance was big, showy and certainly deserving of the nomination, but ultimately Defoe’s role was my favorite supporting performance of the year.

Best Picture: Winner- “The Shape of Water” What Should’ve Won- “Get Out” “The Shape of Water” was a brilliant film that was beautifully designed, executed, and performed and Del Toro was the slam dunk choice for Best Director. However, the Academy had the opportunity to capture a moment and award a film that

Public input sought The City of Edmond is seeking community input for the development of the Stephenson Park Master Plan.

The meeting will take place on Thursday, March 8 at 6 p.m. in the Edmond Historical Society & Museum located at 431 South Boulevard.

The area around the 3.1-acre park is experiencing new development and investment with proposed retail, restaurant, multifamily and office space coming in the future. As part of this progress, the city is looking to upgrade the historic park to better meet the needs of the community.

Freese & Nichols is partnering with the City of Edmond to facilitate the planning process. To view the preliminary design concept, please visit: http://edmondok.com/ DocumentCenter/View /4626.

For questions, please contact Jan Fees at 359-4796 or Craig Dishman at 216-7639.

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was a surprising runaway box office hit and engaged a national conversation. It may be odd to say the Academy awarding a sci-fi fantasy film about a mute woman falling in love with a creature from 50's cinema was the "safe" choice, but had "Get Out" won it would have been the bolder and (in my book) the correct choice.

Best Original Screenplay: Winner “The Shape of Water” What Should’ve Won- “Lady Bird” For "Lady Bird" to be shut out from the Oscars is the biggest miss from the Academy this year.

While the story of "The Shape of Water" is as original and compelling as it gets, "Lady Bird" had a style and heart that rang true in a way that you don't find very often. It seemed that this was the year for "The Shape of Water" but I thought that "Lady Bird" should have been recognized more.

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Cross display at St. John’s

For the sixth consecutive year, the Challenge Girls group and their families, helped put up just over 2,500 crosses on the east property of St. John the Baptist Catholic Church, Ninth and Boulevard.

Stephanie Graham of the church said the crosses represent the daily number of abortions in the nation. The church, and girls, do the project to bring awareness of the issue. Those helping include Mikayla Tomich, Sarah Metzger, Emma Glaviano, Sophie Pierce, Allison Filby, Isabella Gilliland, Bailey McDaniel, Mia Lewallen, Jenna Smail and Marian Clevenger. Also helping were Cara Feuerborn, Trinity DeDios, Samantha Warren, Allison Metzger, Annie Suenram, Jillian Cunningham, Hagen Renschen, Faith Renschen, Maggie Forth, Hailey Harrington and Joseph Forth.

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By Eriech Tapia NewsOK.com/The Oklahoman Future plans for the former Coffee Creek Golf Course are beginning to formulate as the developer and homeowners tee off.

“The golf course is going away,” said Developer Kyle Copeland, who owns the former golf course property.

Neighbors in the area are opposing any development on the golf course that could affect the view out of their back doors.

While no official plans have been drafted by Planning Design Group, a land planning group in Tulsa that Copeland hired, developers are hoping to have five different categories of zoning in the final plan.

But those plans don't seem to include the one element nearby homeowners desire.

“We only want a golf course,” said Tonya Coffman, president of the Coffee Creek Homeowners Association.

Single-family residential could make up the majority of a possible proposal on the property, along with medium-density housing, which could allow for townhouses, a goal of the developers. The plan also could include green zones, allowing for open spaces.

Residential-friendly commercial is an additional idea, which could include restaurants and retail that would be pedestrian-friendly and reflect the surrounding community, said Katy O'Meilia, a senior planner with Planning Design Group.

Anything other than single-family homes would have to go through the Edmond Planning Commission and city council.

The city has not made any decision on changes to the area.

"Both sides need to come together on this for the best possible outcome," said Councilman Nick Massey.

In an opinion piece on the matter Coffman said she was provided with an off-the-record plat design that included apartments, commercial development, a convenience store and a nursing home.

“It was really nothing more than a drawing on a napkin,” Copeland said.

O'Meilia stated developers will not be building apartments, a convenience store or a nursing home. Coffee Creek south does have apartments and a nursing home.

If plans for developing the course

property proceed, then Coffman said residents would look into petitioning the development.

Exactly 2,238 signatures would be needed to petition the changes, which is 25 percent of the last city vote, according to City Attorney Steve Murdock.

The homeowner's association requested and suggested that a land planner be hired by Copeland, according to Kelly Work an attorney representing the homeowner's association. Coffman has since asserted the association has made no such request.

Before the company was hired, unofficial ideas about the property where discussed and an application for a preliminary plat was submitted only to be withdrawn on Sept. 15.

“Now they are fighting the whole process,” Copeland said.

The group held a community meeting on Jan. 18 and Feb. 6, in which they worked with residents on finding common ground on the future of the course property, O'Meilia said.

“We are here to work with them,” O'Meilia said. Every resident was notified of the meeting.

Coffman did not attend the last meeting and has since said the meetings were not attended by large numbers of homeowners and the ones there were only gathering information.

A final meeting could be scheduled in the next month or two once a master plan is created to show it to residents. No date has been set.

In 2017, the former golf course was valued at just over $1.25 million, its lowest value in more than 17 years, according to the Oklahoma County Assessor's website.

"There is a reason they sold that golf course," Councilman Massey said. "Clearly, they did not buy this for a hobby."

Millennium Golf Properties sold Coffee Creek for $1.25 million after it was on the market for 13 months through Golf Course Brokers.

With a declining amount of people playing golf, Copeland said the former owners had little hope for it being a golf course after it was sold.

In a letter to The Oklahoman last weekend, Coffman said the HOA has offered to negotiate a purchase of the golf course from the owner but had not received a response for their request.

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Innovative surgery making huge difference

From trouble walking to triathlons

By Mallery Nagle Jesse Martin won three triathlons in 2017. That’s impressive.

What’s even more impressive is that only a year earlier, Martin, now 32, was almost unable to walk because of what he called “excruciating” pain in his left hip and leg.

Martin, the urban forestry project specialist for the city of Edmond, found relief at The Hip Clinic just on the outskirts of town at 9800 Broadway Extension.

In 2016, Martin admitted he was ignoring his body. “I had some pain,” he said. “But I had a big race coming up, and I thought I could wait until after the race.” The “big race” was a national qualifying event that might have punched his ticket to compete in the world championship in a race put on by the International Triathlon Union. This is a grueling competition that challenges contestants to swim 2.4 miles, to bike 112 miles and to run a marathon, 26.2 miles. ITU, Martin explained, works in conjunction with the Redman Triathlon that is held at Lake Hefner every September.

Instead of competing in a world championship triathlon two years ago, Martin ended up in surgery to repair his labrum, the cartilage that is a seal, similar to the rubber gasket in a Mason jar, in the ball and socket of the hip joint. Martin also learned that he had a crack in the ball of his femur that was repaired during the same surgery.

These victories were possible with the help of Brandon Johnson, M.D., who is able to repair or to reconstruct the labrum using a 3D imaging surgical technique, in many cases.

Damage to this cartilage can cause groin pain and keep active people sidelined from activities they enjoy, Johnson explained.

Johnson, who is from Yukon Dr. Johnson and a University of Oklahoma Medical School graduate, is only one of two physicians who is fellowship trained in hip arthoscopy in Oklahoma. This fellowship was completed at Santa Monica Orthopedic Group (SMOG) in Los Angeles. There he was one of the team physicians for The LA Galaxy, Chivas USA, the U.S. Men’s and Women’s Olympic soccer teams and for Pepperdine University.

Arthroscopy is a minimally-invasive procedure performed by making small incisions, in this case in the groin area. A small telescope or “arthroscope” is introduced into the joint, and with the use of x-ray guidance and surgical instruments, the surgeon can make the required repairs.

Johnson is the first and only physician in the state to conduct total labral reconstruction. He is also the only physician in the region performing total labral reconstruction, although he called injury to this structure “common,” with a labral tear being the most common injury to the hip.

“The majority of my patients are females, about three-fourths,” he said. “They have nagging groin pain that can be caused by child birth, and they’ve

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Jesse Martin not only participates in triathlons, but wins them. At one time in his life it wasn’t sure he could walk properly.

had no proper diagnosis.” And although his typical patient in his or her 30s or 40s, Johnson said he has performed this procedure on a patient as young as 13 and on patients in their 60s.

As long as there is not extensive arthritis in the hip, it is possible for the hip to be preserved through repair or reconstruction. Other symptoms of labral damage can be hip pain when sitting for long periods or having trouble getting up from a seat. Athletes, Johnson added, are not the only people who are susceptible to labral damage.

The surgery can be beneficial for those with bony impingements or incongruent bony structures in the joint, people with loose bone fragments in the joint, patients with damaged hip ligaments and even those with unexplained hip pain.

Martin mainly attributes the injuries to his hip and leg to the fact that one leg is slightly longer

Athlete Walker Brown

Another surgery success story Another athlete to benefit greatly from Dr. Johnson is Walker Brown, a senior from Edmond North -- a standout in both football and wrestling.

In the past two and a half years, he has had surgery on his left hip as well as on his left and right shoulders. He also mended his right ankle, left knee and left elbow without surgery.

“Dr Johnson was a blessing from God,” he said. “He gave me my life back!”

He’s a big believer in what Dr. Johnson does.

“I’m back and 100 percent pain free,” he said.

After graduation, Walker plans to attend Oklahoma University and get a degree in aerospace engineering.

“Sports have always been a very important part of my life,” he noted. “When I was about to give up, Dr. Johnson breathed life back into me.

I’m eternally grateful.”

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than the other.

The repair procedure is a 60-90 minute surgery requiring what Johnson called “two poke holes.”

This procedure accounts for about 95 percent of his surgeries and is done on an out-patient basis.

Other patients require total labral reconstruction when the labrum is beyond repair. Using tissue donated from cadavers, Johnson is able to fashion a new labrum for the patient. This surgery requires four “poke holes” and takes about three hours.

This surgery is also done out patient. The typical patient is back to normal activity in about six weeks.

Martin, who had his surgery in February or March or 2016, was back to a full training schedule by July of that year with no pain. A typical day

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Hip From Page 17 for Martin includes rising at 4 a.m. to swim. In the evening, he will bike or run, depending on the day. A “short” run is five to six miles, while a long training run can be as much as 10-12 miles.

Johnson said his goal is to help patients avoid hip replacement. “Hip replacements have a shelf-life of 15 to 20 years,” he said. After that, many artificial joints require another surgery to be repaired or replaced. “You want to avoid that,” he noted.

In addition, activities such as long-distance running, snow skiing and water skiing are discouraged for people with hip replacements. No such restrictions are placed on labral repair or reconstruction patients. “A lot of patients see success as getting back to running, which is great,” he said. In fact, Johnson participated on a marathon relay team with female patients.

The team, The Hipsters, completed the race in four hours and 10 minutes.

Although Martin said last year’s triathlon victories were on shorter courses than the Ironman, he is currently training for the Boulder

Ironman event in Boulder, Co. in June. He hopes to top his personal Ironman best time of 10 hours and 58 minutes. “It’s the difference between night and day,” said Martin of his hip surgery. His advice to anyone suffering with hip pain is, “Don’t wait. You’ll only cause yourself more trouble,” he said.

Johnson said he performs 300-400 labral repairs and 30 total reconstructions per year. People come from as far away as Texas and Arkansas for the procedure. He noted that most of those who travel to Oklahoma City for the surgery do so because they have had pervious repair attempts fail.

“I had job options in Southern California, but Oklahoma is an underserved market,” he said of his decision to move back home Since he has been back in Oklahoma, he estimates he has completed 800 procedures. “I’ll eclipse 1,000 this year,” he said.

His website, thehipclinicokc.com, is a resource for people who are having hip issues. There peoPHOTO PROVIDED ple will find exercises, information about surgiJesse Martin gives credit to the work done by Dr. Johncal procedures and other materials. son.

Five Edmond CPAs up for ‘Trailblazer’ honor The Oklahoma Society of Certified Public Accountants (OSCPA) released the names of its 2018 Trailblazers in conjunction with the March/April special issue of the society’s magazine, CPAFOCUS. Only 20 CPAs are selected for the honor each year. This year, five of the honorees have Edmond ties: n Austin S. Foust, CPA; a senior tax accountant at Peters & Chandler PC in Oklahoma City, who is a graduate of the University of Central Oklahoma (UCO); n Shane Gibson, CPA; an assurance manager at Ernst & Young LLP in Oklahoma City, who is an Edmond resident; n Katharine Johnston, CPA; audit senior manager at Eide Bailly LLP in Oklahoma City, who is an Edmond resident; n Lindsey Williams, CPA; an audit supervisor at Arledge & Associates, PC in Edmond, Oklahoma; and n Jacob Winkler, CPA; an assurance services manager at RSM US,

LLP in Oklahoma City, a UCO graduate and Edmond resident.

The Trailblazer program was established in 2010 to recognize the innovation, professional dedication and community commitment of the OSCPA’s New CPAs, defined as members who are under the age of 40 and have five or fewer years of CPA experience.

“This year’s Trailblazers represent some of the greatest practitioners in our field,” said OSCPA Board Chairman Jane Haskin, CPA. “We look forward to their continuing leadership and accomplishments in the future.”

The 2018 Trailblazer honorees will be celebrated at the OSCPA’s 100th Annual Members Meeting on June 8, in Oklahoma City.

The OSCPA accepts Trailblazer nominations from members and nonmembers every year during summer and fall. For more information about the Trailblazer award or the OSCPA Centennial Celebration, visit www.oscpa.com.

Entrepreneurial mentoring program coming to state Creative Oklahoma announced today that it is launching the Oklahoma Entrepreneur Mentoring Program (OK EMP), an affiliate of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology’s Venture Mentoring Service (MIT VMS). The OK EMP will connect startup entrepreneurs in Oklahoma with experienced business leaders filling a current gap in Oklahoma’s entrepreneurial ecosystem and promoting small business growth.

The MIT VMS program is widely recognized as one of the most dynamic mentoring approaches in the world, and has been implemented globally in over 70 organizations.

The model offers an unbiased, confidential team-mentoring approach, and will be the first MIT-affiliated mentoring program for entrepreneurs in Oklahoma and the region.

“We are so honored to welcome this program to Oklahoma and provide the best mentor expertise available to startup ventures of all types.

This is a natural progression for Creative Oklahoma with our focus over the last 12 years on helping individuals and institutions in the state with the development and implementation of creative ideas,” said Susan McCalmont, Creative Oklahoma’s president.

In conjunction with the launch announcement, Kent Summers, a senior mentor with the MIT VMS program in Cambridge, Massachusetts will be visiting Oklahoma City on March 14th and 15th to meet with program stakeholders.. Mr. Summers has been an active volunteer mentor with the MIT Venture Mentoring Service and has worked with organizations around the world helping them to successfully adopt the model. He has

offered the MIT VMS “Sales Bootcamp” to over 3000 entrepreneurs and is a regular lecturer at the MIT Sloan School of Management, the Harvard Business School, and the Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania.

Following five years as a Program Trader on the Options Trading Desk at Bear Stearns & Co. and Tech Analyst with EJV Partners LLC, Mr. Summers was recruited to Boston in 1991 to join the founders of EBT — a “browser” start-up from Brown University that bootstrapped over a five year period to $15m annual sales and was acquired in 1996 by Inso Corporation. During this time, Summers served as co-founding member of the W3C Technical Advisory Board and Director with X Consortium and OASIS. Over a subsequent 12-year period Summers founded three software start-ups: MyHelpdesk (acquired

by PC Support), PCMovingVan (acquired by PE firm) and Collego Corporation (acquired by MRO Software). Following the sale of Collego, Kent joined an M&A boutique to develop exits for under-performing VC portfolio companies. From 2005 to 2017, Summers served as Managing Partner at PCA, where he grew revenue 4x with 40% operating margins. Kent retired from PCA in February 2017 to pursue his passions for supporting start-ups in professional, academic and volunteer capacities.

Creative Oklahoma is actively seeking individuals who are interested in mentorship, growing entrepreneurs in Oklahoma, and learning more about OK EMP. For more information, contact Leah Sullivan, Operations Manager at 405.232.5570x7 or leah.sullivan@stateofcreativity.com.

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The ‘Great White Shark,’ piece by Nguyen Hung Cuong will be among those exhibited at Science Museum Oklahoma.

‘The Art & Science of Origami’ Origami creations from mere millimeters tall to upwards of 80 feet long will captivate guests in Science Museum Oklahoma’s smART Space galleries in March as SMO debuts “Into the Fold: The Art and Science of Origami” with a gallery opening from 6-8 p.m. March 9 at the museum located at 2020 Remington Place in Oklahoma City. The gallery opening is free and open to the public.

The exhibition explores the diverse styles, backgrounds and techniques of nearly 30 origami artists from around Oklahoma, the nation and the world as well as the unique applications for the art form — from solving problems in the fields of robotics, medicine and space exploration to uses in fashion and architecture.

“We are honored to showcase the work of some of the foremost origami artists in the world here in Oklahoma City — artists like physicist Robert Lang, wildlife biologist Bernie Peyton, MIT faculty Erik and Martin Demaine, and professional artist Paul Jackson are doing almost unimaginable things with single sheets of paper, and beyond that, have had extraordinary influences in the application of origami to the sciences,” said Scott Henderson, director of SMO’s smART Space galleries.

“Over the last 30 years, origami has evolved from traditional shapes into advanced geometric forms

Metro museum opens unique exhibit Saturday through the use of analytical geometry, linear algebra, calculus and graph theory, and the applications are amazing. Principles of origami are being used by NASA for space exploration, in research labs to fight cancer, in manufacturing to make solar panels more efficient and to make air bags safer — and the list goes on,” Henderson added.

Guests will not only take in more than 100 origami pieces and learn about how origami is used in science, but can also try their hands at creating their own unique shapes in the exhibit’s hands-on space.

“Into the Fold: The Art and Science of Origami” is open through Jan. 13, 2019, and is included with general admission.

Artists featured in the exhibition and their city or country of residence are Zephyr Andrews, Oklahoma City; Viviane Berty, France; Kevin Box, Santa Fe, New Mexico; Joel Cooper, Lawrence, Kansas; Nguyen Hung Cuong, Vietnam; Erik Demaine, Cambridge, Massachusetts; Martin Demaine, Cambridge, Massachusetts; Lea Freni, New York; Rebecca Gieseking, Evanston, Illinois; Eric Gjerde,

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Origami creations from mere millimeters tall to upwards of 80 feet long will captivate guests in Science Museum Oklahoma’s smART Space galleries in March as SMO debuts ‘Into the Fold: The Art and Science of Origami’ with a gallery opening from 6-8 p.m. March 9 at the museum located at 2020 Remington Place in Oklahoma City. The gallery opening is free and open to the public. The piece above is called ‘Dancing Crane,’ done in 2014 by Robert J. Lang.

Minneapolis, Minnesota and London; Miri Golan, Israel; Paul Jackson, Israel; Beth Johnson, Ann Arbor, Michigan; Robert J. Lang, Alamo, California; William Larason, Oklahoma City; Byriah Loper, Lexington, Kentucky; Jun Mitani, Japan; Uyen Nguyen, Vietnam; Benjamin Parker, Manchester, Connecticut; Bernie Peyton, Berkeley, California; Uyen Nguyen Ngoc Phuong, Australia; and Larry Pickering, Oklahoma City; Adrienne Sack, New York; Klint Schor, Oklahoma City; Ioana Stoian, Minneapolis, Minnesota and London; Jule Waibel, Germany; Hiroki Yoshihara, Japan; and Jianlan You, Norman, Oklahoma.

Science Museum Oklahoma is open from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday; 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. Saturday; and 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. Sunday.

Daily general admission is $15.95 for adults (ages 13 to 64) and $12.95 for children (ages 3 to 12) and seniors (65 and older). Annual memberships begin at $95.

For more information about the smART Space galleries at Science Museum Oklahoma, visit www.sciencemuseumok.org/smart-space.

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DA Prater seeks a fourth term Oklahoma County District Attorney David Prater will seek re-election in 2018.

"Throughout my career, I have enforced the law and prosecuted those who break our laws and violate the public trust, regardless of an offender's social status or political connections," Prater said last week. "I take my oath very seriously.

Today, I ask you to rehire me to continue this important work.”

If re-elected, he would serve a fourth term as district attorney. Prater, 57, was first elected in 2006.

“Being your district

DA David Prater attorney is the most difficult and challenging endeavor of my life, but I realize how blessed I am to have the opportunity to make a difference. I am very proud to live and serve in my home, Oklahoma County," Prater said.

"Our community is enjoying a positive momentum that is directly related to a coordinated approach to deal with some of our most chal-

lenging issues. I am working daily with my law enforcement partners and business leaders, community advocates, service providers, local officials and the faith-based community, to develop long-term strategic programs to create a safer and healthier Oklahoma County. We are making great progress and the nation is watching.

“Mental health, brain health and substance abuse issues drive most of the criminal behavior in our community. A proactive and prevention-oriented approach to those issues is the only meaningful way to address the problem. I have been a national leader in the use of treatment courts, like Drug Court, Mental Health Court and numerous prison diversion programs that directly

address female incarceration and foster care issues."

Prater has received numerous awards as district attorney and was a 2014 inductee to the Oklahoma Law Enforcement Hall of Fame.

“The district attorney's office should be a reflection of our values.

Our community's reputation for fairness and justice can be directly related to how I handle matters that come before me," Prater said.

"My effort, every day, is to focus on fair and just outcomes for those who intersect me and our office. I try to treat everyone equally and fairly, period."

Prater and his wife, Tamara, have two children. They are members of Crossings Community Church.

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By Brian Attebery Women are here to stay … in the gym that is.

The gym is no longer a man-zone it typically was see as in the past. We have seen this evolution over the last 20 Attebery years. More and more women are seeing the benefits of working out with weights along with cardio and various classes that are available to the public.

What are women supposed to do for their fitness exactly? They want to be toned but not too muscular … right? What are the best exercises for the legs and mid-section? How can I make my body have that long, lean look? These are just a few of the questions I run into on a daily basis.

Let’s address some of those questions.

Women generally do not have the genetic tendency to gain the muscle mass of a male weight-lifter. It just will not happen if you train at a moderate intensity with a general toning format. If I have a female that feels as if she bulks up then it is probably because of her tendency to simply build muscle at a faster rate than she is losing body fat. Many times an improper diet is also the problem.

They are simply eating too much of the wrong or even right foods. No exercise will make you lose weight if you do not eat properly. If you have no idea how much you are eating then you have no way to base your starting point off. Tone is simply gaining a little muscle as you shed the fat off to show of that new muscle underneath.

Many times we attempt to isolate certain body parts in an attempt to make them smaller. The same woman who will tell me she does not want to build her arms up and so she avoids free weights will be the same woman who will perform leg exercises multiple times a week. Think about that one.

Why would avoiding arm workouts keep your arms smaller and adding leg workout also keep your legs smaller?

The answer is that neither will spot-reduce fat loss. Lifting weights does stimulate muscle fibers. They will grow muscle to a degree. Lifting too often will only increase risk of injury and over-training. It is important to train everything in proportion to each other.

Women generally carry more fat in the lower half and that just means it will come off slower there. Performing more leg exercises is not necessarily going to speed up the process other than it will burn calories for your body as a whole. Extra leg work-

outs will not specifically burn fat from your legs though.You want to build your upper body muscle tone up to balance out your lower body tone. Perform your cardiovascular work at a greater volume to speed up the fat loss and your body will drop it according to its needs. That is usually when the long lean look will kick in as you slim down by lowering your body fat percentage.

The mid-section is another area women are trying to focus on. We hear the word CORE a lot when we discuss the mid-section as well. The core is very important for stability, posture and a healthy spine. You absolutely need to work your core for all of those reasons and working your core will burn calories. The concept of spot-reducing an area also does not work for those who carry a higher-percentage of fat in the midsection either. It is just like the concepts of working the legs more.

You have to have a proper nutrition plan combined with the right amount of cardiovascular workouts and a balance of weight training exercises and your body will begin to lose where your body needs to. More core exercises will not equal a flatter stomach quicker per say. It will give you a stronger core though. Combine all we discussed, it will eventually get there with the right guidance.

If you have fought to try to be “model thin” all of your life and have messed up your metabolism by yo-yo dieting then exercise is the key to turning it around. It will take time to do it correctly, but in the long run you will feel better and look better.

Why would you want to lose 20 pounds, just to gain 30 pounds back the next year?

If that is you then you are yo-yo dieting. Fitness takes time and you must only focus on doing it properly.

This will give you hope and health too.

Start with weight training and cardiovascular work accompanied by a sound nutrition plan. The weights generally are going to be three nonconsecutive days per week and the cardiovascular work should be no-less than three days of 30 minutes. If you can perform more cardiovascular frequency and duration then do on a gradual basis.

Do not burn yourself out. It takes time. I also think it is wise to consult with a certified trainer to help you design a program based on your individual needs, desires, and health limitations. Grab a buddy and go be the best you can be and not just the skinniest.

(Brian Attebery is a Degreed/Certified Trainer. He owns and operates Results Fitness and Nutrition Center, L.L.C. in Edmond. www.resultsfitnessusa.com)

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Taking a break without breaking the bank

Tax changes may make private ed more affordable

because eating out gets pricey. Hit a local grocery store and pick up some basics to keep dining-out dollars to a minimum. n Check those rates. Consistently keep an eye on the rates of the room you have booked.

If the rates go lower at any point, try re-booking and you may recoup your original booking fee. n Pack the essentials. Travelling with family doesn’t mean you have to pack one suitcase per person. Bag fees on airlines can be costly, so save some scratch and pack together.

Have the kids share a suitcase or try to share with your spouse. Remember to pack the necessities in your carry-on, just in case bags get lost or unexpected delays leave you stuck at an airport. n Consider camping. Are you trying to get outdoors for spring break? Try pitching a tent!

Whether it’s your local nature reserve or a state park (Oklahoma has 33 state parks), camping offers beautiful scenery, hiking, fishing and more—all for lower costs than most hotels.

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Weekend warm weather may have infected you with spring fever. If you are planning on a getaway, there are ways to lower your leisure tab.

The Oklahoma Society of Certified Public Accountants offers seven inexpensive suggestions for saving your spring break dollars. n Consider all inclusive. If you are bringing the kids, it may be in your best interest to package parts of your trip. Can you book hotel and flight together? Is there a price break if you travel with another family? Consider all the options and find the most value for your money. n Keep it flexible. Have you settled on a location yet? If not, stay flexible. Certain locations will always be cheaper than others, so keep an open mind on where you might go. Do your research. Find a location that isn’t as popular—or crowded—and you can save tons of cash. n Road trip it. If you’re going on break in your region, road trips are ideal. Pick a car big enough to hold everyone travelling with you, trade off drivers and save the cost of a flight by spending less money on gas. n Book the right room. Check available amenities at your destination. Is there free breakfast? Can you get a room with a minifridge and microwave? Finding a room with a kitchen or kitchenette can save lots of money

For more money tips, visit www.KnowWhatCounts.org, like Know What Counts on Facebook, and follow Know What Counts on Twitter.

Leadership Okla. to have new class Leadership Oklahoma, a statewide leadership program in its 30th year, is now accepting applications for its 2018 - 2019 adult class.

The organization accepts a class of 52 members each year. The criterion for selection includes demonstrated leadership on the part of applicants in their communities and state. The program is designed to be a series of issue-oriented forums and experiences, which are based on the belief that knowledge is a key element and prime motivator of leadership. It consists of an orientation session, a mandatory two-day retreat and eight two-day sessions. Classes are held in locations that best relate to the issues of importance to the state.

"Leadership Oklahoma and its graduates are working to create and implement the positive changes necessary to make Oklahoma a better state," said Brent Kisling, Enid Regional Development Alliance. “By learning about

the issues that impact our state socially, economically and environmentally, class members are motivated to fulfill our mission of creating a dynamic network of leaders whose increased awareness and commitment to service will energize Oklahomans to shape their state's future."

Approximately 1,500 people have completed the program and remain active in contributing to Oklahoma's strength and vitality. “Leadership Oklahoma has been a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity,” said Rick Grundman, Tulsa-based member of the current class and Vice President, Government Affairs and Community Relations for ONE Gas. Applications may be downloaded from the Leadership Oklahoma website at www.leadershipoklahoma.com. Completed applications must be received in the Leadership Oklahoma office no later than March 30 at 5 p.m.

Chamber welcomes luncheon speaker RAY HIBBARD

Jan Moran, Area Manager-External Affairs for ATT, welcomes the guest speaker for the Edmond Area Chamber of Commerce luncheon held last week, Scott Meacham. Meacham is a former Oklahoma State Treasurer and currently serves as President & CEO with i2E. The Chamber luncheon was held at the new Edmond Conference Center at Covell and I35. ATT was the sponsor for the event.

Heritage Hall will host an information night for the community on Thursday, March 29 to present details about recent tax changes affecting 529 Savings Plans.

Certified Financial Planner Kendall King, CEO of Castleview Wealth Advisors in Oklahoma City, will discuss new federal legKing islation that expands 529 college savings accounts to include tuition expenses for elementary or secondary schools, including private or religious schools.

Designed to help families set aside funds for future college and K-12 education costs, 529 plans (named for Section 529 of the Internal Revenue Code) are versatile savings accounts that can offer federal and, sometimes, state tax benefits.

Effective January, 2018, provisions related to the expanded 529 savings plans will now allow the plan’s owner to withdraw up to $10,000 per year, per beneficiary, for qualified K-12 tuition expenses.

“Families who might not otherwise have considered private school education for their children now stand to benefit from the new provisions of the 529 Plan,” stated Jenifer Standish, Heritage Hall Director of Development.

“We’re pleased to welcome Mr. King to help families determine to what extent the expanded 529 Plans can benefit them,” Standish added.

Following a brief presentation, King will accept questions from guests.

The March 29 event is scheduled to take place at 7:00 pm at the Heritage Hall Upper School lecture hall. (Heritage Hall is located at 1800 NW 122nd Street in Oklahoma City.) The public is welcome and encouraged to attend. Admission is free.

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Arledge Q&A focus on living a life of integrity. Mo stresses that integrity must be a driving force and continuous path in your business and in your life. It’s easy to find various quotes, ideas and interpretations, but she says integrity really comes down to doing the right thing.

Q: What was the most impactful thing you learned from the book?

A: I taped a brief statement from Mo’s book on my wall as a constant reminder of the importance of honesty and integrity. “When you do the right thing, you can change the course of a life. I cannot overstate the importance of being integrity driven in all your dealings, personal or business.”

Valerie Ard is a Tax Supervisor at Arledge and Associates, PC, an Edmond-based accounting firm. Arledge and Associates, PC is a recognized leader in the accounting industry offering practical solutions in the areas of tax planning, auditing, consulting, accounting advisory services and client accounting.

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Fr. Foshee to become school’s first chaplain Cristo Rey Oklahoma City Catholic High School last week announced that Father Aaron Foshee will become the school’s founding chaplain. Fr. Foshee will serve as a spiritual mentor for the school and its students and will oversee weekly Mass. He will continue to serve in his current role as the associate pastor at Christ the King Catholic Fr. Foshee Church.

Fr. Foshee was selected as Cristo Rey OKC’s school chaplain by Archbishop Paul Coakley.

“Fr. Foshee is a dynamic young leader who has done a tremendous job forging connections with young Catholics,” Archbishop Coakley said. “He will serve as an outstanding role model and an energizing spiritual mentor for Cristo Rey’s students.”

Cristo Rey OKC is a new school that will open its doors to its first class of ninth graders in August of 2018. The school is committed to academic excellence and seeing 100 percent of its graduates enrolled in colleges or some form of post-graduate education.

Fr. Foshee said the task of helping to build a new school from the ground up is exciting, inspiring and even a bit intimidating.

“Every Cristo Rey OKC student, teacher and staff member – including myself – needs a certain amount of courage to embark on this journey together,” Fr. Foshee said. “It will be immensely rewarding, but it will be hard. As a spiritual leader, my role is to remind everyone involved in the school that Christ is King, and that means love is King. We will love each other, we will work together and we will see amazing outcomes because of that love and hard work. We all will be changed by this process, and that includes the community at-large as well as

our students and faculty.”

Cristo Rey OKC is part of the national Cristo Rey network known for exclusively serving families in underserved communities through a unique Corporate Work Study Program. Through the program, students work one day a week at local partnering companies, each of which pays them a stipend used to offset tuition costs. In addition to giving students valuable “real-life” work experience, the Work Study Program also allows the school to offer affordable tuition available on a sliding scale based on the needs of each students’ family income.

Fr. Foshee said he is excited by the opportunities the Corporate Work Study Program offers students.

“What Cristo Rey OKC does through its WorkStudy Program speaks to my heart as a priest,” he said. “First, it provides a great education and a professional foundation to young Oklahomans who wouldn’t necessarily have that opportunity otherwise. As the Second Vatican Council asks us to do,

Cristo Rey is identifying people in need of assistance and offering them help. Second, it is offering students the opportunity to take ownership of their education. These young men and women are not just being handed a great education, they are working for one. Earning your way to success is a powerful and life-affirming experience.”

Fr. Foshee is a native of Jones, Okla. He attended Oklahoma Baptist University, where in May of 2009 he graduated with a Bachelor of Music in Vocal Performance. The fall of that same year he began his seminary formation at St. Meinrad Seminary and School of Theology for the Archdiocese of Oklahoma City. He received a Master of Arts in Catholic Philosophical Studies in May of 2011 and a Master of Divinity in May of 2015. He was ordained to the priesthood shortly after. His first assignment by Archbishop Coakley was as the associate pastor of St. Francis Xavier parish and St. Gregory the Great parish in Enid and St. Michael Parish in Goltry.

“Behold, I send you out as sheep in the midst of wolves.

Therefore be wise as serpents and harmless as doves.”

Matthew 10:16 “Like a bird that wanders from its nest is a man who wanders from his place.”

Proverbs 27:8

“A man who has friends must himself be friendly, but there is a friend who sticks closer than a brother.”

Proverbs 18:24

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